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Giuseppe Verdi Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) Amilcare Ponchielli Amilcare Ponchielli (1834–1886) Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) Victor Massé Victor Massé (1822–1884)

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Today in Opera History — August 2

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1774
The French version of Christoph Willibald Gluck's "Orphée et Eurydice" received its world premiere at the Académie Royale de Musique in Paris.
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1891
English composer Sir Arthur Bliss, whose stage works include the opera "The Olympians", was born in London.
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1921
Death of Italian operatic tenor Enrico Caruso in Naples at age 48, one of the most celebrated tenors of the early 20th century.
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1937
Austrian soprano Gundula Janowitz, celebrated for performances at the Vienna State Opera and Metropolitan Opera, was born in Berlin.
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1945
Death of Italian composer Pietro Mascagni in Rome at age 81, whose one-act opera "Cavalleria rusticana" ushered in the Verismo era.
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